Delices et al v. Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company
Plaintiff: MERLINE DELICES and KEITH ST. JEAN
Defendant: NATIONWIDE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Case Number: 5:2025cv00517
Filed: August 18, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Anne C Conway
Referring Judge: Philip R Lammens
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 9, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER to show cause as to Merline Delices, Keith St. Jean. Plaintiff shall SHOW CAUSE and file a response to said Order within fourteen (14) days from the date of this Order. Failure to comply with this Order may result in dismissal of the case without further notice or other appropriate sanctions. Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway on 10/8/2025. (KLD)
October 1, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER striking 14 Notice of Unavailability. The Clerk is directed to remove the notice from the docket. Signed by Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens on 10/1/2025. (JMA)
September 30, 2025 Filing 14 STRICKEN per Order #15 NOTICE by Merline Delices, Keith St. Jean Notice of Unavailability (Marcus, Ira) Modified on 10/2/2025 to remove PDF per Order #15 and to edit docket text (ELA).
September 3, 2025 Filing 13 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company. (Hodges, Thomas)
September 3, 2025 Filing 12 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Related case(s): No (Hodges, Thomas)
August 27, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: The Order to Show Cause [Doc. 9] is discharged due to Defendant's filing of amount in controversy evidence [Doc. 11]. Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway on 8/27/2025. (Conway, Anne)
August 26, 2025 Filing 10 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re #9 Order to show cause filed by Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Hodges, Thomas) Modified on 8/26/2025 as to docket text (ARL).
August 20, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 9 DISCHARGED per Order 11 ORDER to show cause as to Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Defendant is ORDERED to show cause within 14 days why the case should not be dismissed for failure to sufficiently allege the amount in controversy to support federal subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1332. Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway on 8/20/2025. (KLD) Modified on 8/27/2025 to edit docket text (MSN).
August 20, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 INITIAL CASE ORDER - Notice of Local Rule 3.02(a)(2), which requires the parties in every civil proceeding, except those described in subsection (d), to file a case management report (CMR) using the uniform form at www.flmd.uscourts.gov. The CMR must be filed (1) within forty days after any defendant appears in an action originating in this court, (2) within forty days after the docketing of an action removed or transferred to this court, or (3) within seventy days after service on the United States attorney in an action against the United States, its agencies or employees. Parties have 14 days from the date of this order to file their disclosure statement (if not already filed) and to notify the court of a related action (not required if there are no related actions). Disclosure Statement due by 9/3/2025. Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway on 8/20/2025. (KLD)
August 19, 2025 Filing 7 Defendant's ANSWER and affirmative defenses to Complaint with Jury Demand by Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 to Answer and Affirmative Defenses)(Hodges, Thomas) Modified to remove caps on 8/20/2025 (AM).
August 19, 2025 Filing 6 NOTICE of Additional Counsel/ Appearance by Thomas Wiley Hodges, III on behalf of Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company (Hodges, Thomas) Modified text to remove caps on 8/20/2025 (AM).
August 19, 2025 Filing 5 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Thomas A. Keller on behalf of Nationwide Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Lead Counsel: Thomas A. Keller, Esq. (Keller, Thomas) Modified to remove caps on 8/20/2025 (AM).
August 19, 2025 Filing 4 NOTICE TO COUNSEL Joseph S. Wald of Local Rule 2.01(a), which requires membership or special admission in the Middle District bar to practice in the Middle District, except for the limited exceptions identified in the Rule. To apply for membership in the Middle District, visit www.flmd.uscourts.gov/for-lawyers. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (LAW)
August 19, 2025 Filing 3 NOTICE TO COUNSEL Joseph S. Wald of Local Rule 2.01(b)(2)(B), which requires members of the Middle District bar to maintain with the clerk a current telephone number, mailing address, and email address. Update your contact information for the Middle District through PACER. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (LAW)
August 19, 2025 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Anne C. Conway and Magistrate Judge Philip R. Lammens. New case number: 5:25-cv-517-ACC-PRL. (LAW)
August 18, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Fifth Judicial Circuit in and for Lake County, Florida, case number 352025CA001472AXXX01 filed in State Court on July 14, 2025. Filing fee $405, receipt number AFLMDC-23751044 filed by NATIONWIDE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY. (Attachments: #1 State Court COMPLAINT State Court Complaint, #2 State Court Docket Sheet State Court Docket Sheet, #3 State Court Other Documents Exhibit 01 Comp - State Court Filings, #4 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet for Federal Court, #5 Exhibit Exh 02 Comp - Lake County Property Appraiser Summary and Deed, #6 Exhibit Exh 03 - Notice of Intent to Initiate Litigation No. 247695)(Keller, Thomas)

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Plaintiff: MERLINE DELICES
Represented By: Joseph Samuel Wald
Represented By: Ira M. Marcus
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Plaintiff: KEITH ST. JEAN
Represented By: Joseph Samuel Wald
Represented By: Ira M. Marcus
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Defendant: NATIONWIDE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Represented By: Thomas Wiley Hodges, III
Represented By: Thomas A. Keller
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